
The American intelligence chief ads a bit of authority to “conspiracy theories” already making rounds:
More speculation?
The U.S. intelligence chief said Sunday that internal Hezbollah groups or Syria may be to blame for the killing of a Hezbollah commander that has led the FBI to put domestic terror squads on alert in the United States.
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said the United States is still reviewing the case following the death last Tuesday of commander Imad Mughniyeh. Hezbollah blamed Israel and has pledged to attack Jewish targets worldwide in retaliation. That led the FBI last week to be vigilant for possible threats in the U.S. against synagogues and other potential Jewish targets.
Hello, my name is Mustapha and I blog in The Beirut Spring about Lebanese society and politics. I started in February 2005 after the killing of P.M. Rafik Hariri.

Rejecting the involvement of Iran and Hizballah in the investigation of the assassination of Mughnieh by Syria adds to the credibility of the Syrian role in the assassination! Mughanieh, a very secretive person and well protected was killed in the most secure area of Damascus!
one among all the options to understand this assassination as i wrote:
1- internal fight inside the Hezbollah
2- Israel or the US
3- Preparation to a civil war.
it is still too late to understand the motive of this assassination.
The guy was a terrorist and a trouble-maker. Who cares who killed him. Let’s not over-analyze it.
If Hezbollah wants to use it as a pretext, that’s their stupid reasoning.
All we know, is that it proved two things:
1) Syria is harboring terrorists
2) Hezbollah are liars, since they previously denied any ties to him, and now suddenly he’s a hero
As I’ve put on the Kenner’s blog… Mughniyeh was a hit man, in due time he’ll be the world’s first “hit lazarus”, syrian flavour.
Come on guys,
Be realistic , if Bashar alasaad got shot tomorrow you’ll say that he planned it, anything that happens in our region you all are ready to blame Syria, I’m not defending Syria but I don’t like to read BS .
Israel is the one who killed Emad M. … Israel is our enemy and will always be , anyone who fight against Israel is a HERO.
I am against killing civilians but this is their language , this is what they did, are doing, will keep doing. We have been watching Israel killing kids for the past 40 years , we got used to it and it became normal , what if Palestinians killing their kids everyday then everyone will be outrage .
No justice no peace.
2 days before 9/11 Ahmad Sha Mas’ud, the leader
of the Afghan northern alliance was assassinated. Some say it was done by Bin Laden as a preventive measure before he strikes in the US.
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I am against killing civilians but…
Nice, Lewaa. I hope you don’t plan on complaining if you ever get bitten by that “but” yourself?
Quote from post: …intelligence chief said Sunday that “internal Hezbollah groups” or…
what does the inetellegence chief think? Hezollah is divided in itself? Where do they gather they’re crappy information?? Any Lebanese neophyte knows Hezbollah is highly organized - some, who we’re not necessarily supported Hezbollah, were astounded by it’s resistance in summer of 2006 (especially the last 3 days).
heheh, another point.. having a borderless war with “Israelis” might not be as fun for the Jewish state.
Syria is in awe of Hezbollah. Bashar adores Hezbollah and it’s leader. There is no way you can convince me - if Mughniyeh is dead - that it was the Syrian government that targetted him.
(A good read would be yesterday’s L’Orient-Le Jour’s editorial.)
Either the Mossad had a thing to do with it, and Syria’s Mokhabarat are full of crap on how they run their hut and scare their people into having rigid control.
or better come with a real good reason why Syria would have benefit in killing Mughniyeh.
cfool,
You are funny…Muggsy knows nothing about the ordered assasinations of the “assads” for 25 years!!!
When people like you think that muggs or any other hitman is indispensible, I cry from laughter!!
I’ll give you one reason among hundreds:
He knows a lot of details of hariri and subsequent assasinations!!!!!IT coming soon and Assef covering his ass….
Check this out:
http://debka.com/article.php?aid=1336
“An intriguing conspiracy theory emanating unexpectedly from Western sources was suggested by the veteran CNN correspondent Jim Clancy. In his view, Mughniyeh, the consummate master of deception, may still be alive. Others took the theory further and suggested his death may have been fabricated to provide Iran, Syria and Hizballah with a strong casus belli to attack Israel without further delay, and so repeat the Arabs’ Yom Kippur success 35 years ago in catching Israel unawares.”
“Four days after Mughniyeh’s death, a military clash appears unavoidable.”
Is the clock ticking guys?????
I do not agree with the “Yom Kippur” theory. I think one of the dumbest moves of Iran is to attack Israel by military means. The move is worse for Syria. Both of these countries might have a defensive arsenal. I do not think offense is their specialty, especially facing Israel/US air force power.
But HizbIran would like an exit from the internal issues in Lebanon. The only way they, HizbIran, can extend their existence is by chaos or war. Internal chaos is a very stupid move. So that means, what is left is war!!!! and our candidate to start such war is……
drums….
the one and only…..
Mr. Divine Victory…. “Hassouna”
And there is a big possibility that Mugniyeh will be assisting him…..
Lewaa,
The Syrian regime has a history of killing or giving up their allies when are not needed any more.
Here is the list:
- Carlos was forced to leave Syria and the CIA was tipped. Carlos was arrested in Sudan. By the way, Syria denied that he is in Syria for years.
- Abdullah Oscllan was forced to leave and later was arrested in Kenya.
- The Japanese Red Army group was arrested in Bekaa Valley after they were forced to leave Syria.
Domestically, a Syrian minister was jailed and later he committed suicide with 2 shots in his head!
- Kanaan committed suicide and forced his family to bury him within a day and told not to open the coffin. Later his brother committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a train!
Grow-up guys…and stop debating these useless theories and justifying Syria’s psychology.
By the way, Debka always dramatizes and exagerates their reporting; you have to take it with a lot of grains of salts.
Why would Syria admit to harboring “terrorists” if it does not stand to benefit from it? They could have easily made up something else as they did with nuke site.
Where is evidence that Mr Imad M. is dead? Since when does Syria tell the truth?
Since when is HA behind the curve? They have been ahead of the curve for past 10-15 years.
The plan is to get Israel to invade as much land as possible. That’s when they will be at their weakest and HA, Syria, and Iran at their strongest. It is not the type of weaponary but the tactic of war. So if Israel cannot invade anymore then who gets the upper hand now? You get it???
Since when is HA behind the curve? They have been ahead of the curve for past 10-15 years.
Yeah. Hezbollah always knows what is best for Lebanon. That’s why Lebanon has been in such great shape since 1982. It’s completely obvious.
Dude, didn’t you say you were Christian? Why are you reading so many HA public relations statements? Look at the facts on the ground. Look at the way Lebanon has been since HA was formed in 82. Is that something to be proud of?
If you honestly can answer “yes” then more power to you. But if not, then get honest and try to figure out where and when things went wrong, because it isn’t Israel’s fault.
BTW,
The plan is to get Israel to invade as much land as possible. That’s when they will be at their weakest and HA, Syria, and Iran at their strongest.
If this scenario plays out, Iran and Syria get invaded by the US. Lebanon gets invaded by Israel. Iran, Syria and HA will be at their deadest. Iran’s terror networks are not decentralized the way Al Qaida is. They can’t function without an Iranian government backing them financially and logistically,
I know I sound like a broken record - but
Hezbollah NEEDS a war.
The Kuwaiti Ray is saying something different and much more logical to me:
http://annahar.com/content.php?priority=29&table=mahaly&type=mahaly&day=Mon
What is very interesting is that it’s the first time that an arab newspaper puts israelis and palestinians (plus the US and another “Gulf” country”) in the same trenches against other arab countries/movements.
The cards are shuffled it seems, and the alliances have been redone, the oldest ennemies are now planning liquidations together… I wonder how long before the total collapse of the irani-syrian alliance and their little baby hezballa… The clock is truely ticking!
Before I answer yes or no to whether I am a christian, define what christianity is?
The war mongers in US and israel define it as following: Jesus is PRO american/israel, pro war, and pro rich.
If that is your definition of christanity then no I am not a christian.
why do you call yourself a christian? Love thy neighbor has turned into kill your neighbour; turn the cheek has turned into killing more of “them”.
“Christians” has become the number one religion of the world with amount of blood on their hands. actually they are on a league by themsleves, while muslims are a distant second.
fine, convert to shi3a and go live in Iran.
Punk!
yek yek yek
What I meant by HA being ahead of the curve is in their fight with Israel.
You renounced your passport, now you are renoucing your religion, both for good reasons it seems. Why don’t you renounce your general then? or is he the new Messiah?
Orange-punk!
re- yek yek yek
I live in USA Krach. and No thanks I would not convert to shia.
I am just saying that you are no better then them. Since you are the ones making yourslef to be better then them.
Yeah! HA are winning divine victories, we all know that, they are about to defeat amrika too. wait and see…
Divine punk!
one more: yek yek yek
so you are renouncing ur lebanese identity for the American passport???
The same americans that you hate so much??? the terrorists??? the israeli allies??? the christians???
You’re not a punk!
You’re a damn dog!!!!
3aw 3aw 3aw
My new general is being neutral, so I do not get any blood gult on my hannds. I have the will and motivation it takes to be neutral.
On the other hand you are the ones delivering this “freedom” crap and killing other people who wish to be Shias or muslims or whatever.
When did a muslim blow up to kill innocents in Finland, or christians in Lebanon? No muslim ever bothered me, and no shia ever bothered me or threatened me. Someone is making them to be the beast so they can have an enemy.
or is it the United States of Ahmar 3alam you are living in???
hoink hoink hoink
Whats with finland dude?
You keep talking about finland?
Why of all Finland?
I did not renounce my passport. But I would sacrifice it or donate it to a poor palestinian girl or boy in one of the camps in lebanon.
I like you and Criag to become paletinians for 1 year. Then come back and talk to me. The world has no justice and feelings towards those poor people. You make me sick.
“When did a muslim blow up to kill innocents in Finland, or christians in Lebanon? No muslim ever bothered me, and no shia ever bothered me or threatened me. Someone is making them to be the beast so they can have an enemy.”
Is this guy serious???
heehee .. Finland, or whervever else. why are not muslims blowing up there and killing civiians?
here is my list of active terrorists with amount of active kills:
1. Bush 200,000+
2. Olmert 5000+
3. Bin laden 3000+
Number 1 used to belong to saddam, but that was not his right. someone else has that right :)
Again the refrain of poor palestinians and boohoohoo.
Talk to the hand coz no one is crying for the palestinians anymore.
Dude, I wish I can keep going ridiculizing you forever. But hey, there is a point where people can’t go lower in their stupidity, and i think you reached it.
“”"so you are renouncing ur lebanese identity for the American passport???
The same americans that you hate so much??? the terrorists??? the israeli allies??? the christians???”"”
Wow, You associated that with hate? Why are you putting words in my mouth? You are just like the “enemy” who you claim to be fighting.
You are truly blind Krach and you are on the brink of making me not respond to any of your sayings anymore.
Thanks for name calling. Again you prove your level of intellect heehee :)
There seem to be an echo on this blog.
Can anyone hear it?
Krach,
It is barking on surround system…
get lost
hahahahahaha
whatever…
(pffffffff)
Hi lost, how are you?
Whatever asked me to get you!
tell him to zark’off!
You have lost the right to get a response from me heehee. Get another alias and try again. I will keep posting here however, but no response to ignrant people.
Still that echo!!!
hey mustapha, can you fix that???